{"id":2110,"date":"2021-01-11T08:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T08:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/?p=2110"},"modified":"2021-01-11T08:14:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T08:14:00","slug":"orchid-lessons-by-naresh-swami-solitary-flower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/orchid-lessons-by-naresh-swami-solitary-flower\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchid Lessons by Naresh Swami &#8211; Solitary flower."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In general, inflorescence of orchid plants bear multiple flowers. Many species produce multiple inflorescences, thus with a large number of flowers. More the flowers, more the chances of getting pollinated and seed production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there are many species that produce a solitary flower. In these cases, the plants have evolved to produce large and showy flowers or flowers with odour to attract pollinators.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"801\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-2-801x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2111\" srcset=\"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-2-801x1024.jpg 801w, http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-2-235x300.jpg 235w, http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-2-768x982.jpg 768w, http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-2-1201x1536.jpg 1201w, http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-2-1601x2048.jpg 1601w, http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-2.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><figcaption>Panisea sp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"413\" height=\"650\" src=\"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2112\" srcset=\"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-2.jpg 413w, http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-2-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><figcaption>Paphiopedilum sp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2115\" srcset=\"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3-2.jpg 450w, http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3-2-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>Cypripedium sp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" src=\"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2114\" srcset=\"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4-2.jpg 433w, http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><figcaption>Diplomeris sp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Post 48 &#8211; 11\/January\/2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In general, inflorescence of orchid plants bear multiple flowers. Many species produce multiple inflorescences, thus with a large number of flowers. More the flowers, more the chances of getting pollinated and seed production. However, there are many species that produce a solitary flower. In these cases, the plants have evolved to produce large and showy &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/orchid-lessons-by-naresh-swami-solitary-flower\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Orchid Lessons by Naresh Swami &#8211; Solitary flower.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[54,354,439,587],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2110"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2116,"href":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110\/revisions\/2116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/naresh.org.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}